[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [注維摩詰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775) › 1.6 # 注維摩詰經 1.6 注維摩詰經 1.6 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.6) 什曰：維摩詰，秦言淨名，即五百童子之一也。從妙喜國來遊此境，所應既周將還本土，欲顯其淳德以澤群生，顯迹悟時要必有由，故命同志詣佛而獨不行。獨不行則，知其疾也。何以知之？同志五百共遵大道，至於進德修善動靜必俱。命淨國之會業之大者，而不同舉，明其有疾。有疾，故有問疾之會。問疾之會由淨國之集，淨國之集由淨名方便。然則此經始終所由，良有在也。若自說而觀則眾聖齊功、自本而尋則功由淨名，源其所由，故曰維摩詰所說也。肇曰：維摩詰，秦言淨名，法身大士也。其權道無方、隱顯殊迹，釋彼妙喜現此忍土，所以和光塵俗因通道教，常與寶積俱遊，為法城之侶。其教緣既畢，將返妙喜，故欲顯其神德以弘如來不思議解脫之道。至命寶積獨詣釋迦、自留現疾，所以生問疾之端、建微言之始，妙唱自彼，故言其說。竺道生曰：維摩詰者，此云無垢稱也。其晦跡五欲、超然無染，清名遐布，故致斯號，貴名求實者必重其說。說本表實，重之則終得所求，因斯近接，有過聖言矣。 > \[Kumāra\]jīva says: Vimalakīrti, in the language of Qin called Pure Name, is one among the five hundred youths. Coming from the land of Abhirati to roam in this realm, the responses he needed to make were already complete, and he was about to return to his original land. Wishing to manifest his pure virtue so as to enrich sentient beings, there had to be a reason to manifest his traces and awaken his contemporaries; therefore, he instructed his fellow companions to go to the Buddha, while he alone did not go. Since he alone did not go, they knew he was ill. How is this known? The five hundred companions together followed the Great Way; when it came to advancing in virtue and cultivating goodness, they always moved and stayed together. The assembly summoned for the pure land was a major enterprise, yet he did not join them; this showed he was ill. Because he was ill, there was an assembly to inquire after his illness. The assembly to inquire after his illness arose from the gathering for the pure land; the gathering for the pure land arose from the expedients of Pure Name. Thus, the reasons for the beginning and end of this sūtra are truly well-founded. If viewed from the speaking itself, all the sages share equal merit; if traced from the fundamental basis, the merit comes from Pure Name. Tracing its origin, it is therefore called 'Spoken by Vimalakīrti.' > \[Seng\]zhao says: Vimalakīrti, in the language of Qin called Pure Name, is a dharmakāya mahāsattva. His expedient ways have no fixed form, and his concealment and manifestation show different traces. Relinquishing that Abhirati, he manifested in this saha-world, blending his light with the dust of the world so as to open the teachings of the Way; he always roamed with Ratnakūṭa, being companions in the citadel of the Dharma. His teaching conditions having ended, he was about to return to Abhirati; therefore, he wished to manifest his spiritual virtue so as to propagate the Tathāgata's way of inconceivable liberation. Reaching the point of instructing Ratnakūṭa to go alone to Śākyamuni while he remained behind and manifested illness, he thereby produced the occasion to inquire after illness and established the beginning of the subtle words. Since the wondrous utterance originated from him, it is said to be his teaching. > Zhu Daosheng says: Vimalakīrti is called Spotless Fame here. Concealing his traces among the five desires, he was detached and unstained; his pure fame spread afar, and so he received this appellation. Those who value fame and seek reality will surely value his teaching. The teaching fundamentally expresses reality; if one values it, one will ultimately obtain what one seeks. Relying on this immediate encounter, it surpasses holy words. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.5) - [Next: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.7) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775~en-mt.1.6) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [淨名經集解關中疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.1.6) — Classical Chinese - [淨名經關中釋抄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2778.1.9) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.6) · Pramāṇa